Viswanathan Anand vs Sergey Karjakin

Saint Louis Blitz 2017 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 18.1
Date 2017.08.18
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/ppb3kp/2p3p1/3p1p2/3P4/2PB2P1/PP3P1P/6K1 b - - 6 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne8
  10. 10.Nd5 Bd6
  11. 11.Re1 c6
  12. 12.Ne3 Bc7
  13. 13.Nf5 d5
  14. 14.Ne7+ Kh8
  15. 15.Nxc8 Rxc8
  16. 16.d3 f5
  17. 17.g3 Nf6
  18. 18.Bh3 Qd7
  19. 19.Bd2 Ng4
  20. 20.d4 Nf6
  21. 21.Re2 Rce8
  22. 22.Rxe8 Rxe8
  23. 23.Qf3 g6
  24. 24.Re1 Rxe1+
  25. 25.Bxe1 Qe6
  26. 26.Bd2 Kg7
  27. 27.Bf1 Ne4
  28. 28.Qe2 Kf7
  29. 29.c3 Nxd2
  30. 30.Qxd2 Bd6
  31. 31.Bd3 Kg7
  32. 32.Qe2 Qxe2
  33. 33.Bxe2 Bc7
  34. 34.Bd3 Bd6
  35. 35.Be2 Bc7
  36. 36.Bd3

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